Battery powered lamp

An improved battery powered electrical lamp, said lamp comprising, in combination:

• a. a hollow housing;
• b. a light bulb disposed in said housing for light emission therefrom;
• c. a flexible, resilient, electrically insulative biasing block disposed behind said light bulb;
• d. a battery in said housing behind said block;
• e. a rear end cap releasably securing said battery in said housing;
• f. electrical contact means extending from said lamp bulb to the rear end of said block for contact by the front end of said battery;
• g. switch means on said housing;
• and
• h. electrical lead means extending between said switch means, said bulb and the rear end of said battery, said block biasing said battery against said rear end cap.

An improved battery powered electrical lamp, said lamp comprising in combination:

• a. a hollow housing;
• b. a light bulb disposed in said housing;
• c. a battery in said housing disposed behind said light bulb;
• d. a first contact means running from said lamp to one pole of said battery;
• e. second contact means running from said lamp to a point adjacent the opposite pole of said battery;
• and
• f. a rotary switch disposed in the circuit between said lamp and battery, said rotary switch comprising a rotatable metal contact arm and a metal contact button, said button contacting said opposite pole of said battery while said arm is rotated into and out of contact with said second contact means.